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What else can I help you with?
If Birds have scales then how many scales does it have?
It depends on the size of the birds. Bigger bird will have more scales
Does ostrich have scales?
Owls do have scales on their feet.
Are to birds as scales are to fish?
_______ are to birds as scales are to fish
Why is birds covered in feathers and not in scales?
Cute question! Birds like to get high. Feathers allow birds to fly.
What grows on the skin of birds reptiles and fish?
Scales
Are fins wings?
Birds don't have fins as fins are for swimming in water. One could argue that they have scales on their feet as the skin there is tough and 'scaly' but there is not an overlapping matrix of scales like their would be in reptiles.
What would you find in an aviary?
Birds
What would you find in aviary?
Birds
Feathers are thought to have arisen from what structure?
reptile scales
Feathers on birds probably developed from what were in their ancestor?
Possible scales, but I think there is some lack of consensus here.
Do birds have scales?
Yes, birds do have scales. The scales of birds are composed of the same keratin as beaks, claws, and spurs. They are found mainly on the toes and metatarsus, but may be found further up on the ankle in some birds. Most bird scales do not overlap significantly, except in the cases of kingfishers and woodpeckers. The scales of birds are thought to be homologous to those of reptiles and mammals. Lucas, Alfred M. (1972). Avian Anatomy - integument. East Lansing, Michigan, USA: USDA Avian Anatomy Project, Michigan State University. pp. 67, 344, 394-601.
Difference between birds and reptiles?
birds have feathers lizards have scales birds are warm blooded lizards are cold blooded birds can fly lizards cant
